RIFE Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

rife

adjective

ˈrīf

Definition of rife

as in filled

possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified a city government that is rife with malfeasance and corruption

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Recent Examples of rife The impetus for this work, according to the researchers, is that drug-resistant bacteria are rife and growing. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026 This is a more bullish take than the German bank's previous forecast on June 23, written when inflation fears were rife. — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026 Tensions are also rife over the mine’s water consumption and the terms of its community-benefit agreement. — Justin Worland, Time, 4 Aug. 2026 Speculation was rife; one unproven theory was that someone had heated the sensor with a hairdryer. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rife

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New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have introduced or passed legislation penalizing the practice and requiring employers to disclose hiring timelines or remove filled postings, while Texas has opened its own investigation into a major job board.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Maybe the sign-up flow has too many fields, the first action users need to take isn't obvious or there's a setting that should have been pre-filled.

— Kelli Behan-Aspland, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of filled

Adjective

Gleason said pursuits are typically limited to two or three police cars to reduce road chaos, but there appeared to be at least five or six in this chase on a crowded road.

— Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Earlier this year, Becerra was a single-digit polling afterthought in the crowded race to replace Newsom, who is termed-out.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of crowded

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Her fraught bunny legacy ultimately empowered other women, inspiring a new generation to claim their own stories.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Given today’s political climate, one that’s only grows more fraught, its message will likely be just as necessary five years from now.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of fraught

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Price controls don't make scarce goods abundant, risky loans safe or bad choices cost-free.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Some 350 million years ago, the Carboniferous Period was a fecund era in the planet’s history; plant life was abundant and the earth was warm and wet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of abundant

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Even way back then, in 2021, social platforms were awash in fake views, fake likes, fake traffic, and fake engagement.

— Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Social media ahead of the Lincoln’s visit has been awash with jibes about lusty sailors, but recent visitors say the development of more family-friendly attractions means the new, more wholesome Pattaya overshadows its former seedy self.

— Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of awash

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The rise of households with two working parents combined with frequent work travel and packed kids programming has created a demand for operational support, especially for those without family nearby to help.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Nayib Bukele, the autocratic leader of El Salvador, went on Tucker Carlson’s show to defend his own program of mass arrests and packed prisons.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of packed

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In a wartorn country where air travel is too perilous to even consider, the roads are the obvious option, but are jammed, precarious, and cursed with long, torturous border queues.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Mark Arnott, who moved his martial arts studio into an Art Deco building on Colorado Boulevard over a decade ago, wonders how the area will handle any influx of traffic since the neighborhood gets jammed when the 134 Freeway is backed up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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